Spat



Nov. 16, 1926.

1,607,256 A. L. FRIEDENTHAL SPAT Filed March a, 1926 Y Patented Nov. 15, 1926.

I U AT s AncLPrr L. FRI'EDEN HAL, or PORTLAND, cane-0n.

The present invention relatesto an article of apparel generally termed a spat. and it has to do with the manner in which the article is shaped and constructed. The configuration of the article is one of an improved I character, and hence, it is upon this improvecluded the following:

the foot and provide a snug fit thereover;

i A new style for a spat whereby it affords additional protection to the foot and assists in-protecting. the hose rather than putting more wear thereon as is now the general case with conventional spats; and

The rovision of aneater and more com 7 P pletely protective spat for general wear, and having the advantages of being readily placed in position upon the foot and easily removed therefrom.

These objects, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, are obtained'by the novel construction of the spat, the combination of the elements thereof, and the arrangement of itsparts, all of which are illustrated in the accompanying-drawing and hereinafter fully described.

Three forms. of spats illustrative of the invention are disclosed in the accompanying drawing, hereby made a part of this application and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of the invention; a p 'Figure 2 is a back elevation of the form of the invention shown in Figure 1. the spat be ing folded upon itself in a plane perpendicular to that shown inFigure 1;

Figure is a fragmentary side elevation of a modified form of spat; and

Figure 4: is a similar view of another modified form of the invention.

Like reference characters are used to .designate similar parts in the drawing and in the description which follows.

Figures 1 and 2 should he first-examined, andthe forni of device therein disclosed described. The spat therein illustrated is designated lO and'com'prises a leg portion 11 with a turned over top section 12, the leg pcrtionll being of vertically ribbed matement a fine finish and-the 5 ratification-filed March 8, 1926. Serial No. 93,076.

rial. In its upper structure, itis not unlike 1 heavy woolen short hoseas is F igures 1 and 2.

At the front of the disclosed in spat 10 is an instep covering portion 13 terminating. in a tip l l.

The portion 13' has an edge '15 which at first 1s almost parallel to the ribs in the leg pori tion llbut as the lowermost part thereofis reached, it c-urves abruptly to follow the'ccntour of therounded tip 14. The portion 13, at its top or beginning, comprises more than half of the circumference of the spat 10 while at. the tip 14, part 13'does'not exceed approximately one-third of the circumference of the body 10 r v H 1 The heel portion of the garmentlOis designated .16. and this portionfextends downwardly but awsliort distance in. comparison with the long front 13/ Said part 16 terminates in a less pronounced tip 17 and itsedge 18 is generally obliquely angular to the ribs in leg portion 10. The toe and heel sec tions, 13 and 16, are separated by an under cutportion 19, at which part an elastic strap 20 intended to pass under the foot is attached. 7

For preventing ravelling or possible damage to the raw edge of the materialof the spat 10 at sections'13 and 16,21. stitching "21 is provided, and this stitching is generally continuous about the bottom of the spat. It

is an elastic stitching and gives to the garappearance of a Workmanlikearticle.

' When a spat :ofthi's type is slipped onto the foot, it depends well'down over the instep and the heel, Part 13 covers the instep snugly and 'tojsuch an extent that the shoe i (if'itfbe worn outside as is usual and is a 7 low shoe) has no tendency to force themav terial ofv spat 10 upwardly. At the heel the same condition exists, a'ndthe part 16 completely protects the wearer and avoidsithe V tendency o'f the shoe to work under the spat 10 and force-the material thereof upwardly.

Theelastic ribbing in body 10, of course,

furnishes sufiicient elasticity to compensate I for wear and for the differences in ankle size resulting from the flexing movement thereof.

The garmentfimay be readilyremcyed by pulling off much after the fashion of short hose; I Q f o In- FigureB, a jsecond; form 10 of the. invention is shown. =The1eg portion is dee igzaateti lie, and the top is nctshcwa.

front of leg section 11 stead oi a marked depending instep and heelport1on, the bottom 25 of this garment is slightly rounded, and is provided with an elastic 26 at an angle to the ribbing of body 10. like the front 13 and tip 14 of Figures 1 and 2. This garment does not fit quite so snugly about the foot as the form shown in Figures 1 and 2 and hence is not equally protective. It is preferably finished at its edge by a stitching '21 of the characters previously described.

InFigure 4t, another term of spat is shown. The spat is designated 10", and has rectly transverse of the ribs of the body 1'1"", but this edge may turn up slightly at the'bacl: 16 An ec'lging 21 extends from front to back on both sides of the body 11*.

This last described garment is intended more for larger sizes and Where a very snug fit about the foot is desired Without dependence upon the elasticity of the ribbing of body 11". An elastic band 20 may be disposed at a convenient point intermediate The front 13 is at its tip 14 quite 13 and 16 to pass under the foot and hold the garment in place.

What I claim as new is s 1. A spat comprising a ribbed body por tion and instep and heel covering portions integral therewith, said instep andheel pen tions having at their expose-d edges a continuous finishing stitch for adding elastici-ty to the material and to prevent the traying thereof, and comprising extensions having rounded ends designedto extend completely over the instep and heel of the wearer." I v 2, A spat comprising a cylindrical body of ribbed transversely elastic material having a front and a rear extension, said front extension being of greater length than said rearextension and the material of said body intermediate said sections being undercut, an elastic edging stitched about the entire bottom of the garment, and an elastic foot engaging strap disposed upon said garment with its ends secured adjacent to said undercut portions 01 said body.

3. A spat as defined in claim 2 wherein said cylindrical body is Without openings at the sides thereof and is designed to be drawn over the toot after the fashion of a short hose.

ADOLPH L. rRInDnN'rnA 

